We got the Original Onewheel to work again!

[@danielkim9997]

Imagine if we could do this with our own onewheels without the roadblocks FM put in. I'd be riding my OW today but now its just a paper weight.

[@KlintonMcD]

Nice seeing this thing in action. Also nice seeing the tinkering side of Kyle instead of always seeing the business man future motion CEO Kyle. You guys should do more of this.

[@Onewheel]

Agreed! Reminds me of Adam Savage One Day Builds. Would love to do more

[@mastjaso]

@@Onewheel reminds me of bensmithers` board. Also reminds me of a segway. Also reminds me of open source work that people did in their spare time for the love of the sport. Definitely doesn't remind me of something worthy of a 20 YEAR patent.

[@SirWrender]

It’s super cool to see that thing working again!!! I love that so much.

[@stuarthoxie9387]

I love this! Great to see an old board running again after so long. This an such a great example of the reason why board owners need and should be able to fix their own boards!

[@Onewheel]

that's the general direction!

[@curlydankcomedy5089]

​@@Onewheel "general" 😅

[@Electronic4081]

You should talk more about the contribution of Ben Smithers, did you reference any of their work before building your prototype? His board seems to be made just before yours.

[@bkg5494]

of course not lol, its FM ffs

[@arwreece]

“It wasn’t that much glory” Of course it was!! This is what started it all! What a super cool video to see, stoked that it’s breathing again.

[@Onewheel]

Low key fun to ride (or balance) on

[@arwreece]

@@Onewheel I’ll have to try it for myself

[@kabosune9097]

"what started it all" lol

[@edgarperez8696]

The idea for a onewheel comes from a balance board invented by Ben Smithers

[@nickgilliam2086]

It's depressing seeing how humble your beginnings were compared to now where you are literally squashing your competitors with legal actions. You should be ashamed.

[@bkg5494]

they’re not. FM doesn’t know what shame is.

[@TRSM_ONYOUTUBE]

this is so cool, to see this turn into what it is today is great

[@Onewheel]

glad you enjoyed it amigo

[@iandvan8698]

I was quietly waiting for that video for a long time, I already know it just from watching the beginning of it 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Onewheel]

We felt you quietly waiting. Today is the day

[@socalmetaldetecting]

Really awesome to see! Lots of people have great ideas, but it takes a truly special group of people to make great ideas a reality!

[@Onewheel]

and then share it with the people!

[@kal5765]

grass roots start too bad the crush other grass root startups with lawsuits.

[@UrbaneOracle]

"Riding a bowling ball, baby!" -best line of the whole vid

[@Onewheel]

😂😂😂

[@slimdog72]

Always good to look at old designs. Thanks for the insight.

[@logjammin084]

Stoked to see the resurrection! So many prototypes/first examples/originals disappear forgotten or thrown out. Years later you say “I wish I would have hung onto it, you wouldn’t believe where it started”

[@Onewheel]

Someday we’ll make a display of all the iterations so that people can see😁

[@mariozaizar]

This is so cool. Thanks for sharing. This thing needs to be preserved and put on a proper museum for posterity.

[@Onewheel]

Agreed

[@flowsolo]

Ben Smithers made it possible! Hell yeah!

[@grandpafloats8711]

Your mom made it possible.

[@flowsolo]

Amen! @@grandpafloats8711

[@annuet6454]

I don’t see his name on it, lol.

[@flowsolo]

Wow such an excellent point you made! @@annuet6454

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

Ben Smithers probably built his in a month and it took Kyle 1 year to copy haha

[@shadmcdaniel4184]

sending a message to your competitors of your fierce legal sword under the guise of nostalgia 🤔.. can’t imagine why everything you do always feels so disingenuous and contrived

[@anthonym7281]

Looking back on prototypes of anything is really cool imo. I'd love to hear Kyles story of how he got started doing this kind of stuff

[@Onewheel]

Yea could be a topic for the next pod.

[@zackarymartin110]

It needs to be! Address the topic of a few people experimenting with this technology and how Kyle took it all the way like the mfn hero he is. ​@@Onewheel

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

Yes please, I just want to hear someone ask Kyle if he had seen the other versions before creating his. I don't discredit him creating the one wheel as we know it but, the prototype looks just like the 2 or 3 other prototypes people built around the same time. Future motion claims it is solely an independent creation from the mind of Kyle and that seems dubious, possibly for patent validity.

[@anthonym7281]

@@thirtythreeeyes8624 same here. It takes a lot of hard work to go from prototypes to a good, consumer ready product and he deserves credit for that. But if he was aware of a previous prototype, I wanna know. If that's what inspired him to build Ironsides, I wanna know. There's no way there isn't a cool story behind this

[@kelso840]

Crazy to see the difference in development from the 2007 model.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

You Ben Smithers one wheel? Looks about the same to me 😂

[@Electronic4081]

@@thirtythreeeyes8624 Ben Smithers looks a bit cleaner to me, muwatter has a video on his from 2008 which is better, it's even brushless!

[@CoryBoehne]

There's something really special about seeing this revived... I'm super stoked to have a clean old V1 in my collection, but nothing could ever top this thing.

[@thewaxlab]

Still loving my GT (my first OW) after 1900 miles and counting! Thanks for the great invention.

[@Electronic4081]

"Invention" is a stretch, but I am very glad he improved upon them!

[@FallmanTech]

Bringing back the history! 🤟

[@gettingtheshot]

Gotta love seeing Kyle play with his first born child 🤩

[@bkg5494]

the one he ripped off, patented, and monopolized?

[@djd7421]

Great video. Loved seeing Kyle in action; he seems like such a nice guy, personally

[@Onewheel]

He is :)

[@bkg5494]

he’s not.

[@Julian3vil]

From a few miles on the OG OW to million miles worldwide. That's quite a journey! What is some future tech you hopped for back then, that isn't yet here today?

[@Onewheel]

Good question, we'll have to ask.

[@Julian3vil]

@@Onewheel thanks, please do ask him!

[@CayoticProphet]

I'm here for the OG content! If that thing had haptic feedback installed, it would screaming, "I'm maxed out!"

[@bradleyfrank7933]

It sounded like constant haptic buzz

[@MAXKGO]

good craftsmanship！👍

[@ChristopheGUIVANT]

Seeing the external mechanism with the chain... Something tells me that the OG Onewheel has more torque than the GTS. Crazy machine!

[@DockGorilla]

You should lil focer that board

[@frankcabacungan8421]

We need a history of OW documentary!

[@Onewheel]

Give us a little time here!

[@jeeperzcreeperzz]

The float life needs to get their hands on this

[@quinnfoster1234]

I forsee someday they will test a geared hub setup. The math pencils out that for a lightweight trick focused board a geared hub setup could be ideal. Theoretically before you encounter "user error" it's a great plan.

[@thirtythreeeyes8624]

With a super light geared build for lower speed you could probably shave a good 25-30% off the weight of the motor then a light weight lipo for like 5 miles range and high current capability it would shred.

[@BenjaminMclauchlin]

i’m 13 and i’m saving for a pint!

[@chrisperrywv]

Is that a 1020 motor?

[@bradleyfrank7933]

I'm from the future and I'm here to tell you this thing has promise.

[@alexsbloggiesyt9762]

You could probably fix this board 😂

[@smokeyBJJ]

Hopefully he gets royalties from FM and not just a KZbin video.

[@Erim._.]

👍

[@jayd5982]

🤗

[@joemomma1608]

This video would be cool if Onewheel didn't make it.....

[@Slirp07]

Can it not go backward?😂

[@Beluga400]

Hey I love One wheel and future motion and I’ve always wanted a one wheel I have asked my parents for two years almost every day I would do anything for a one wheel but my family just can’t afford it if I could get one I would ride every single day ❤

[@Onewheel]

Appreciate the note! Keep working at it and you'll be riding one day forsure

[@Beluga400]

@@OnewheelI will try but it’s just so hard I love you guys

[@Electronic4081]

@@Beluga400 Find a used Pint locally, you can get them pretty cheap! When I was 15 I wanted one as bad as you so I built one out of hoverboard components for about $200, nowadays a Pint is a better deal for sure though.

[@stereothrilla8374]

There are much more affordable and better performing options in the electric skateboard category if that is appealing to you. I know they are different devices.

[@nebraskaonewheel]

E

[@FridolinBach]

First

[@Beluga400]

Haha don’t lie I was the first comment 😂

[@dezh2544]

Kyle, the OG genius 🥹🥹👏🏽👏🏽👌🏽

[@Electronic4081]

He probably built it from a guide by Ben Smithers that was made a while before Kyle built his, but Kyle sure has improved it a ton!

[@bkg5494]

absolutely not lol. he’s just good at patenting and monopolizing a market.

[@dezh2544]

@@bkg5494 There he is! 🙌🏽 Don’t you have crypto to save?

[@vdzrussell]

OG? ok simp.

[@samimakesmusic]

So cool guys! I loved seeing the behind the scenes with the old soldering iron.